News EFA pulls Chelmer Training contract after fall from outstanding to inadequate — but questions remain for Ofsted A provider that plummeted straight from Ofsted outstanding nearly a decade ago to inadequate escaped a visit from inspectors… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Colleges asked to step in after private firm reveals plans to walk away from £17m contract The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is looking for a general FE college to step in after a major private… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Financial dispute leaves ‘32,000’ paying students at My Distance Learning College in dark over certificates A Rotherham-based provider has warned that 32,000 paying learners might not get their certificates after a number of awarding… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News ETF action over conflict of interest fears after director’s firm wins contract The Education and Training Foundation has acted over conflict of interest concerns surrounding interim director Pauline Odulinski after a… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Commissioner pays tribute to new leadership at inadequate Lesoco college The new leadership team at inadequate-rated South London college Lesoco has been praised by the FE Commissioner, it has… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Audit office investigates BIS efforts to simplify FE and skills Efforts to simplify FE funding and bureaucracy by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) are under the National… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Neet numbers at near-decade low as funding worries prompt RPA warning The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) in England is at its lowest quarterly… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Concerns emerge providers are claiming 24+ funding they’re not entitled to Concerns have emerged at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) that FE and skills providers may have been claiming funding… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government U-turn over GCSE entry requirement for early years educator apprenticeship The government has backed down on its GCSE entry requirement plans for early years educator apprenticeships. It had been… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Details of long-awaited new Esol quals finalised Details of long-awaited new English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol) qualifications due to run from next month have… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New ad campaign tells youngsters to ‘get in’ to apprenticeships and ‘go far’ The government and top employers have today launched a ‘Get In, Go Far’ TV advertising campaign for apprenticeships as… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Selective free school head comes under fire from college principal for ‘complete untruth’ over A-level claims The principal of a London sixth form college has hit back at a nearby head teacher’s claim in the… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 17h Josh Mellor 17h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
